Drive cable options ................................................................................................................................................. 56
Storage controller options ...................................................................................................................................... 62
M.2 SSD enablement option .................................................................................................................................. 68
Optical drive cage option ........................................................................................................................................ 71
Processor option .................................................................................................................................................... 74
Installing the processor................................................................................................................................ 74
Redundant fan option ............................................................................................................................................. 79
Fan population guidelines............................................................................................................................ 80
Installing the fan option................................................................................................................................ 80
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................................... 81
SmartMemory .............................................................................................................................................. 84
Memory subsystem architecture.................................................................................................................. 84
DIMM identification ...................................................................................................................................... 85
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................................ 85
Identifying the processor type...................................................................................................................... 87
Installing a DIMM ......................................................................................................................................... 87
PCI riser cage assembly options ............................................................................................................................ 88
Expansion board options ........................................................................................................................................ 90
GPU power cable option ........................................................................................................................................ 92
FlexibleLOM enablement option ............................................................................................................................. 95
Redundant power supply option ........................................................................................................................... 100
Warnings and cautions .............................................................................................................................. 100
Cabling .................................................................................................................................................. 109
Cabling overview .................................................................................................................................................. 109
Storage cabling .................................................................................................................................................... 109
8-bay LFF non-hot-plug SATA drive cabling ............................................................................................. 110
M.2 SSD cabling ........................................................................................................................................ 115
Smart Storage Battery cabling ............................................................................................................................. 116
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................................. 117
Fan cabling ........................................................................................................................................................... 117
GPU power cabling .............................................................................................................................................. 118
Power supply cabling ........................................................................................................................................... 119
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